On May 2, Beijing time, the Los Angeles Clippers returned to their home court to face the Mavericks for the battle of Tianwang Mountain.
This round of the series has played 4 games, in the absence of Leonard, the team has won, in the games where Leonard played, the Clippers lost all the games, Leonard because of the knee injury has not fully recovered, resulting in the court can not be fully forced, has a great impact on his own state at both ends of the offensive and defensive ends.
In Leonard's absence, Harden performed well, Harden played an average of 41.3 minutes per game in this round of the playoffs and could get 26 points, 4 rebounds, 7 assists, 1 steal and 1.3 blocks, scoring about 10 points more than the regular season, is the team's scoring champion and assist king, and is also the key player for the team to win in Leonard's absence.
George also averaged 36.8 minutes per game in this round of the playoffs, and could cut down 21 points, 4.8 rebounds, 5 assists, 1.5 steals and 0.5 steals.
If Harden has always maintained such a brave state in this round of playoffs, George continues to play consistently, and it should not be a problem to eliminate the Mavericks without Leonard, and if Leonard can return with full blood in the next round, then the prospect of the Clippers is still good!
Today, with the rise of the new generation of the league, the Lakers, Suns, and Warriors have been eliminated, and league veterans such as Janduku have gone home to fish, leaving only the Clippers team still struggling to support, whether Harden can defend the last dignity of the veteran and lead the team to advance to the next round, let's wait and see!